Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874 see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
       Subdivision Bilateralia
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
               Subclass Eutheria Gill, 1872 see Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
                 Order Rodentia Bowdich, 1821 - rodents
                   Suborder Caviomorpha Wood & Patterson, 1955 see Parvorder Caviomorpha Wood & Patterson, 1955
                     Superfamily Erethizontoidea Bonaparte, 1845
                       Family Erethizontidae Bonaparte, 1845 - New World porcupines
                         Subfamily Erethizontinae Bonaparte, 1845
                           Genus Erethizon Cuvier, 1822 - North American porcupine
                             Erethizon dorsatum (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - North American porcupine